make a fun headpin for earrings

Lightening Head Pin – How to Make a Head Pin Out of Wire

Bends at one end of the wire and a few pounds of the hammer makes this fun head pin.
You’ll need these supplies:

  • 21 gauge wire

You’ll need these tools:

  • wire cutters; flush cutters
  • Hammer
  • Flat nose pliers
  • Chain or bent nose pliers
  • Anvil or steel plate





Directions for this Tutorial:

make a wire headpin for earrings
For each headpin:
1.) Do two at a time to match them up. Go up the end 1-inch with your flat nose pliers. Bend one direction, then come down about 1/4 of an inch and bend the other direction. Make 4 bends as seen in the picture.

2.) Pound the ends flat.

3.) Snip the very end straight with your flush cutters.

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